Mississippi airport employee hijacked plane and threatened to crash it into Walmart

In Mississippi, an airport employee hijacked a plane, circled the city, and threatened to crash into a Walmart. He ended up running out of fuel and had to land in a field, where he was arrested by the police. The unusual incident was reported by India Today. The male…

In Orlando, because of the children's prank, the police delayed the plane and scared the passengers

A 10-year-old kid who pulled a prank on a long flight caused huge fear among passengers on a March 6 flight, according to DailyNews. An Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Orlando was delayed on the taxiway for almost an hour after landing at Orlando International Airport after…

How the United States saved Soviet terrorists from punishment, and what came of it

In October 1970, in Batumi (Georgia), the passengers of the plane, without suspecting anything, went to board the flight number 244, bound for Krasnodar. But during the flight there was a terrorist attack on board. A young stewardess was killed, almost all crew members were seriously wounded. ...

The Elusive Airplane Hijacker: The Only Unsolved Case in US Aviation History

On a rainy day in Portland, Oregon on November 24, 1971, a man approached the Northwest Orient Airlines flight counter. He wore a dark raincoat, a dark suit with a narrow black tie, a neatly ironed white shirt, and slip-on shoes (loafers). On…

The first ever intercontinental hijacking: Vietnam veteran hijacked plane due to $ 200

On October 31, 1969, 19-year-old Vietnam War veteran Raffaele Minichiello hijacked a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 707. Writes about this BBC. The plane took off from Los Angeles, California and was due to land in San Francisco, California shortly. However, its passengers and crew ...

Hijack an American plane to put pressure on Israel: a high-profile case opened after 30 years

The Greek police have arrested a 65-year-old Lebanese who is accused of hijacking a plane in 1985, as well as kidnapping, writes the BBC. The name of the suspect is not named, it is known that he is Lebanese, presumably one of those who hijacked the plane of the American airline on June 14, 1985 ...

In Russia, they tried to hijack a plane flying to Moscow. VIDEO

A passenger on an Aeroflot flight flying from Surgut to Moscow demanded that the plane be sent to Afghanistan. As a result, the airliner turned around in the air and landed in Khanty-Mansiysk. About two hours after landing, the suspect was detained. According to the Investigative Committee, he was drunk,...

What is known about a man hijacking a passenger plane in Seattle

At Seattle Airport, a ground worker hijacked an empty Bombardier airliner, taking off without the permission of the air traffic controllers. The plane stayed in the air for more than an hour, and then crashed on one of the nearby islands. The hijacker, performing strange tricks, told the dispatcher that he had mastered the control of the liner thanks to video games. ...

Texan using a stick trying to hijack a jet

Armed with only one stick, a man tried to steal a business jet at a Texas airport. Before that, he demolished the gates on the car, which closed the passage to the runway. The man, whose name has not been released, has a history of mental illness. The police from the department knew him ...

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